Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area
Poll Cròm is a fishing pool on the river Einig, close to its junction with the river Oykel. Its name means ‘crooked pool’. About 3/8 of a mile further up we find Poll na cruinne, a deep pool meaning ‘pool of the circularity or roundness’, and a mile and a. . .